It’s a long story, but she needed a break from everything, so she up and left.”Shannon was quiet. “Why is she not talking to you, though?”I tr...ed to squeeze away the uneasy prickles that were filling up my body, having so quickly found the hole made by this new unmasking.“She needed a break from us. Not because anything happened, but just because she needed to ... I don’t know. She said rebuild herself. Whatever that means.”“Wow ... I don’t know what to say, except I’m so sorry to hear this,. I should have been more careful. I should have been able to tell you what it was. I should not have acted so shy and confused you. That is what worsened the situation. I will be more open and straight forward with you, from here on.Mona: Yes, Ayan. You don’t have to feel reluctant about discussing things with me. You know you can trust me. I will always be there for you.Ayan: Yes, Mom. And, now, since we are all cool, please delete that picture, Mom. It is not right, and not at all okay.Mona:. If Norgan decides that he wants to get along without them, there's nothing we can do about it. He knows it, too, and knows just how badly we need the metals and other things they have to trade." Even worse, he could throw us in his dungeon, and then tell our people that we never even got here. Your people would have no way of proving differently, at least as far as he knows." Jewel smiled slightly. "He doesn't know about Nurm and our caravan." I guess we'll just have to see what the morning. Come in to my room and I can clean and dress the wound properly".Jessica asked Sarah to hop up onto the table that also doubled as a sort of bed that you would normally expect to see at the doctor's surgery. Jess noted that Sarah was not wearing her lyrcra shorts under her skirt despite instructing her girls to always make sure they have them on when playing hockey."This is exactly the reason why you should be wearing them, Sarah," said Jess, not unkindly. "Those shorts are worn to protect your.